The QA Lead Podcast

Join Bernardo Guerreiro, Senior Engineer at Auth0, as he explains his approach to contract testing, mutation testing, and applying design patterns across clients.

SQA consultant Niall Lynch talks about the Time to Quality metric and the trade-offs between shipping on time and shipping quality products.

In this episode, Test Architect Tatiana Zinchenko talks about how QAs can communicate well with teams, manage expectations, and defend their ideas while still maintaining great relationships.

How can automation testing be more inclusive to software testers? Brendan Connolly from Procore Technologies explains his approach.

How do you do quality at scale? Milan Kuveljic, Head of Quality Engineering at N26 Group, explains how they've provided the best digital experiences for 5 million customers.

Learn from a veteran of the QA community about his mindset around containerization and implementing and improving test automation frameworks.

Kolton Andrus, CEO and co-founder of Gremlin—the world's first "Failure-as-a-Service" platform—about the future of chaos engineering and shift right.

Join for an inspiring session about inclusion in QA with Theresa Neate, QA practice lead, developer advocate, and co-organizer of DevOpsGirls.

Huw Price, Managing Director of Curiosity Software, talks about the mistakes companies make when implementing complex data management systems, plus examples of how to do it right. 

How does "shift-left" actually work in real life? What kind of role can and should developers play in the testing process? In this episode, we learn about the role software developers can play in the QA process with Arun Kumar, Vice President of QA at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In this podcast, I talk with Damian Synadinos—QA speaker, author, and legend—about how to develop the QA field by starting with its most valuable asset: its people. 

What kind of brand damage can happen to a broadcaster when streaming cuts out? Who gets the blame? In this episode, Mariia Hutsuk, B2B QA Team Lead at Zattoo, joins me to chat about protecting brands testing B2B/B2C live streaming services.

The week I'm joined by Poppulo's Head of Testing Conor Fitzgerald to chat about the importance of communication within testing, along with his leadership approach and what organizational practices he recommends to ensure good quality software.

In this episode, I'm joined by global technology and business leader Todd DeCapua to share the exciting details of MIT's COVID Safe Paths app that has been designed to help flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how you can get involved with testing the Safe Paths app and help fight the coronavirus outbreak. 

Today I'm joined by Eran Kinsbruner—Chief Evangelist, Author, Public Speaker and Blogger at Perfecto—for an engaging discussion on the latest industry trends for 2020 and how to test next-generation devices.

The Dark Arts Wizard of Quality is upon us! In this episode, I'm joined with my good friend and automation expert Paul Grossman for a technical discussion surrounding automation and the Magic Object Model (MOM).

Looking to grow your IT career or considering IT as a career path? This week I'm joined with IT consultant, mentor, coach, and host of the IT Career Energizer podcast, Phil Burgess, who is on a mission to inspire testers to grow successful careers in tech.

Join me as I sit down with leader, mentor, and STEM ambassador Simon Prior for a heartfelt conversation on the importance of mentorship, neurodiversity, and giving back within the QA community. 

Sit down with Joe Triccas, a long-time test engineer who's making the "shift left" by coaching development engineers on the testing mindset. We talk about the testing mindset and how agile teams can help involve development teams sooner and deeper in the testing process without sacrificing quality.

Join me for a valuable opportunity to explore the capabilities, challenges, and international standards for building quality AI testing systems with Adam Smith, the CTO of Dragonfly (AI testing solutions and consulting) and expert in QA, testing, and AI. 

In this episode, I'm joined with Senior Test Engineer, Parveen Khan, to discuss the evolution of the role of testing within DevOps.

In the midst of the global health crisis, I sit down with author, futurist and newly appointed associate fellow with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Theo Priestley, to discuss the evolving role of testing in the future.

Agile testing has developed exponentially over the last two decades, with the role of QA continuously transforming. In this episode, I’m joined with Kate Falanga, Associate Director of QA at Code & Theory, to discuss the evolution of the QA role in Agile.

In this inaugural episode, you will be introduced to the host of The QA Lead podcast as we embark on our exciting podcast journey. What is The QA Lead? What are we all about? What can you expect? And why should you join our community? Keep listening to find out.